Abstract:

An important aspect of nursing care is communication with patients. Nurses’ major communication tasks are not only to inform the patient about his / her disease and treatment, but also to create a therapeutically effective relationship by assessing patients’ concerns, showing understanding, empathy,

Abstract:

This study explores variables that might influence nurses' communication with
elderly patients. Three groups of variables arise from the literature that seem to
affect the quality or quantity of nurse-patient communication: variables related to nurses, to patients, and to the setting in which nursin